Price to change sump gasket

Post Thu Jul 18, 2013 8:37 pm

How much would I be looking at paying to get the above done?

Rough estimate price?

325i btw

Thanks

Post Thu Jul 18, 2013 8:40 pm

Depends on the car.

318i = an hour's work
325i = the blood of your first-born child

Post Thu Jul 18, 2013 8:47 pm

325i, edited original post

Didn't know there was a 315i

Post Thu Jul 18, 2013 8:50 pm

ImysE30 wrote:Didn't know there was a 315i

Dunno what you're on about, nothing to see here...

Post Thu Jul 18, 2013 9:09 pm

Oil £20-30 assuming your using quality stuff.
Filter (night aswell while your there) £10
Sump gasket £20?
Then a couple of hours labour.

Post Thu Jul 18, 2013 9:09 pm

A lot more than if you did it yourself, you soft handed office pansy.

Seriously though...... why not Imy?

Post Thu Jul 18, 2013 9:53 pm

Not got the time to do it myself and need the car on the road ASAP.

Around £150 for a full job then.

Post Fri Jul 19, 2013 7:07 pm

Local garage has had a quick look and says there is more than 1 leak. Too much dirt to see exactly where from so going to give it a jet wash underneath tomorrow and see what's what.

Most likely sump gasket and he said flywheel is leaking as well

I'm thinking of just changing the engine for another one, probably cost about the same as sorting out the leaks

Post Fri Jul 19, 2013 8:33 pm

Sounds like a long winded way to sort a couple of oil leaks.

Your lucky to get an M20 without oil leaks.

Post Fri Jul 19, 2013 9:00 pm

That engine had leaks all over it, looked quite bad to
me needs a full gasket set etc taking right apart would be best

Post Fri Jul 19, 2013 9:01 pm

My m20 is completely oil tight! It took a lot of gaskets and two oil filter housing kits but it holds its oil.

Now the steering rack leaks instead :-\

Post Fri Jul 19, 2013 9:36 pm

My m20 is dry as a bone now the sump gasket is sorted the gearbox is a different matter

Post Sat Jul 20, 2013 8:54 am

I found it alot easier than i thought

Loosen both engine mounts lift the engine slightly and its just a case of undoing and swapping for another and re tighten

I used gasket paste and a new gasket

Post Sat Jul 20, 2013 9:23 am

ImysE30 wrote: Most likely sump gasket and he said flywheel is leaking as well

Highly unlikely to be any flywheel (=rear crank seal) leak as well.
The way the M20 sump gasket is arranged tends to give this impression when it fails.
If you use any kind of sealant on the gasket (it's not needed), then use it VERY sparingly, especially if it's of the silicon rubber type. The excess gets squeezed out inside and form little balls that are perfect for blocking your oil pick up filter.

Post Sat Jul 20, 2013 10:33 am

Brianmoooore wrote:
ImysE30 wrote: Most likely sump gasket and he said flywheel is leaking as well
Highly unlikely to be any flywheel (=rear crank seal) leak as well.
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Mine was shot Brian

Post Sat Jul 20, 2013 12:11 pm

Morat wrote:My m20 is completely oil tight! It took a lot of gaskets and two oil filter housing kits but it holds its oil.

Now the steering rack leaks instead :-\

M20 without an oil drip is an M20 with no oil!

Pulled the dipstick this week?

Post Sun Jul 21, 2013 10:10 pm

Should I get a new sump gasket from BMW or are the one's from GSF/ECP okay to use?

Post Mon Jul 22, 2013 9:16 am

GSF/ECP one's should be OK. There's not a 'problem' as such with M20 sump gaskets - it's just after 20+ years they have compressed to nothing and have turned brittle.

Post Mon Jul 22, 2013 5:20 pm

Thanks

Post Mon Jul 22, 2013 10:49 pm

daimlerman wrote:
Morat wrote:My m20 is completely oil tight! It took a lot of gaskets and two oil filter housing kits but it holds its oil.

Now the steering rack leaks instead :-\
M20 without an oil drip is an M20 with no oil!

Pulled the dipstick this week?

I have

:smugface:
The oil level light works too, it comes on bang on halfway down the dip stick.